Kit Carson Land Co. v. Gordon

The appellee, as plaintiff, brought this action to quiet his title to certain land in Kit Carson county. He deraigned title from the United States. The defendant to sustain its title, offered in evidence a tax deed; the court, upon objection, refused to admit the deed in evidence. Judgment (upon complying with certain conditions) was for the plaintiff.

The sole question for determination is whether this tax deed is void on its face. It fails to state upon what date the land in question was sold to the county, although it discloses that it was bid in by the treasurer for the county at the tax…